Baby DJ School: the Newest Craze Among New York Parents

Since the baby yoga seems so yesterday and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star so last century, the newest craze among trendsetter New York parents is for you: Baby DJ School.

Baby DJ School: the Newest Craze Among New York Parents

DJ, composer and playwright Natalie Elizabeth Weiss is offering an eight-week program to teach babies hip-hop, how to mix their own music and play air guitar with the best of them.

And her client's Professional families in Brooklyn, New York, one of the most competitive cities in the world where wealthy parents are notorious for lavishing cash and attention on their progeny's early development.

"Parents love it. They freak out. They all want to bring their friends. It's growing so quickly," Weiss told AFP.

With songs such as "That's Why Daddy Loves Disco," and modern DJ equipment, she teaches tots under three about electro, hip-hop and house; how to play records, match beats and create funky samples.

"Baby DJ, put your hands up, put your hands up, up," raps Weiss at the start of the lesson as five toddlers sit or stumble around rugs on the floor of a vintage clothes and vinyl shop in Brooklyn.

Some smile and look excited. Their parents push their children's arms up and down in time to the beat.

"Baby DJ, you got to get up if you wanna get down," croons Weiss.

She believes nursery rhymes -- such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Baa Baa Black Sheep, which basically have the same melody -- are not challenging enough.

Instead she offers babies rhythm, and the chance to play with mixing songs.

"They're like geniuses -- just because they can't say what they're learning doesn't mean they aren't," she told a local television network before the class.

The children certainly love pressing the buttons and pushing the slider on her DJ deck, but in a 45-minute class, not all the kids look convinced at all times.

"Let's try the disco arm move," cries Weiss, jabbing her arm diagonally into the air and down to the side.

One toddler picks his nose and another chucks a record on the floor.

But the parents are hooked, clapping on the beat and jiggling their hips.

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